An unusual school tradition
The students learn all types of dancing, including the square dance and the waltz, which teaches timing and a need to pay attention to a partner.
Chores on the farm bring solace
Farming, with its demands, its solitude, new life and certain death, puts us in tune with the harsh, yet holy, cycle of life.
Remember to help those in need
Learn more about how you can help Heidi Marie Stieber, a life-long philanthropist, battle remitting and relapsing multiple sclerosis.
Keep perspective amid warm weather
We were brought up with the realization that everything had a cost, even if it could not be figured in dollars and cents.
Future of agricultural trade is unclear
U.S. farmers who grow an abundance of corn and soybeans will be right there at the top of this changing tide.
Climbing trees took courage, but the payoff was rewarding
Daring determination and the ability to block out the fact that you just might get a whipping for even attempting it — that's what it took to be the tree-climbing champion.
February, praying for freezing days
Old time farmers always said that in February, it thaws a little each day. It is music to my ears now, but as a kid, February was a really great month to be frozen over.
The novelty of backyard chickens
Farming isn't a novelty. It's a daily responsibility — even if you just have a few hens in your backyard.
Follow the path toward simplicity
It would be wonderful and desirable to go back to simplicity, but no one seems to know the path.
Embracing change with gratitude
When it comes to change, who among us loves it? Change is challenging, inevitably hard on either the heart or the brain, sometimes both.
